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Parental education and child's education : a natural experiment
Chevalier, Arnaud (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002071969
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Human Resource Economics and Public Policy: Essays in Honor of Vernon M. Briggs Jr.
Whalen, Charles J. (contributor) - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
This book pays tribute to Vernon Briggs and his enduring mark on the study of humna resources. The chapters, by his students and colleagues, explore and extend his work on employment, education and training, immigration, and local labor markets. Students and scholars of economics, public policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008472674
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Living conditions of children and parental well-being : evidence from German data on life satisfaction
Schwarze, Johannes (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002121945
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School quality and family background in Italy
Brunello, Giorgio (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
regions and cohorts with poorer family background. Parental education has had asymmetric effects, positive on attainment and … individuals with poor family background and negative for individuals born in regions and cohorts with relatively high parental … to parental education in the production of individual human capital. When school quality and family background are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001745326
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How the human capital model explains why the gender wage gap narrowed
Polachek, Solomon W. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001988966
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Educational production, endogenous peer group formation and class composition : evidence from the PISA 2000 study
Fertig, Michael (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001730994
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Shot across the bow, stigma or selection? : The effect of repeating a class on educational attainment
Fertig, Michael (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002238954
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Educational attainment: analysis by immigrant generation
Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001734036
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From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education
Bartik, Timothy J. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Bartik provides evidence showing that investment in quality preschool education provides economic payoffs, particularly in lifetime earnings.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010934642
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Do Bans on Affirmative Action Hurt Minority Students? Evidence from the Texas Top 10% Plan
Cortes, Kalena E. - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2010
In light of the recent bans on affirmative action in higher education, this paper provides new evidence on the effects of alternative admissions policies on the persistence and college completion of minority students. I find that the change from affirmative action to the Top 10% Plan in Texas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008751546